China ramps up arrests of women who write gay male erotica
China is ramping up arrests and prosecutions of writers of “danmei,” the popular Boys’ Love genre, which was once the source of dozens of popular
Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users
The maker of a phone app that is advertised as providing a stealthy means for monitoring all activities on an Android device spilled email addresses
Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI
In mid-June, a federal judge issued a stinging rebuke to the Trump administration, declaring that its decision to cancel the funding for many grants issued
Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians
The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.
‘A symbol of hope & inspiration – Jota was a Portuguese hero’
Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash aged 28, has been described as a symbol of hope and inspiration by Portugal football expert Marcus
US Supreme Court to review bans on trans athletes in female sports
The top court will hear challenges to state laws banning transgender athletes in female sports, in a case that could have nation-wide implications.
Bear kills motorcyclist in Romanian mountains
The man was dragged down a steep ravine, and despite wearing a helmet and protective clothing, his injuries were “extremely severe”, officials say.
Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE, to be deported to Mexico, officials say
Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces
Can adults make new brain cells? New study may finally settle one of neuroscience’s greatest debates
Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing controversy in neuroscience.
RFK’s proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms.
Neanderthal DNA may refute 65,000-year-old date for human occupation in Australia, but not all experts are convinced
A new DNA model suggests humans didn’t reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.
Did Chelsea Clinton have to repay money from USAID? Fact-checking the claim
Users shared this rumor about the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in June 2025.
Breaking down claim of incinerators at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
A TikTok user said her neighbor’s cousin got a contract to supply “a ton” of incinerators at the Florida migrant detention center.
9 rumors we’ve investigated about Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Rumors swirled about U.S. President Tweety McTreason’s megabill as it made its way through the U.S. Congress in 2025.